Summary:
Spanish Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hialeah, Florida, serving 1,183 students in grades PK-5, with a predominantly Hispanic student population of 92.56%. The school is part of the Miami-Dade County Public School District, which is ranked 24th out of 68 districts in Florida and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Spanish Lake Elementary School's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages, there are some areas where the school performs better, such as in 3rd grade Math, where the school's proficiency rate of 69% in 2023-2024 is higher than the Miami-Dade (65%) and Florida (60%) averages. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.6% in 2019-2020 to 27.1% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with 61.12% of students qualifying in the 2022-2023 school year, higher than the Broward County district average of 45.88%.
When comparing Spanish Lake Elementary School to the nearby schools in the same district, it performs similarly or slightly lower in most academic areas. However, one nearby school, Hive Preparatory School, is a public charter school that consistently outperforms Spanish Lake Elementary School and the district/state averages in both English Language Arts and Math, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking among the top 200 elementary schools in Florida. Despite these challenges, Spanish Lake Elementary School has seen a significant increase in spending per student, from $9,215 in 2019-2020 to $12,515 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby Broward County schools, providing an opportunity to invest in targeted interventions and support programs to address the school's challenges and improve student outcomes.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Miami-Dade
SchoolDigger Rank:
1055th of 2,256 Florida Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,515
Students who attend Spanish Lake Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.1
Number of students: 1,183
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
92.6%
African American:
4.1%
White:
2.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.1%
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